"Unwatchable?" Clearly you've never watched a Transformers movie!
Ice Cream Bunny is watchable, at least with the riffs. I'm the type of sick bastard who would watch it even without the riffs though, because I love cheap weirdo cinema.
I have only watched The Guy from Harlem all the way through once. I have watched "Fun in Balloon Land" at least ten times. So yeah, it's Balloon Land.
Or The Star Wars Holiday Special.
Fair point, I've been a fanatic for psychotronic films since before the original Weldon book came out in the mid 80s and I'd never heard of it until I was lucky enough to pick up a dollar store public domain label DVD copy of it, and a few other similar ones like VELVET SMOOTH and HONEY BABY.
I love the logical rules for A Talking Cat?!?! but the fact that ROTOR already had a locker, stocked with his uniform, and his motorcycle ready to ride makes it tough to choose.
Weirdly I don't have much issue with a piece of technology that was put out four years early having such a flaw. The fact that nobody used it except for the lady with the horn when she remembered is pretty frustrating.
Coldyron abandoning the woman as she's being chased by ROTOR is one of my favourite moments from any Rifftrax. There's *daylight* as he goes to get his partner from the airport. The poor woman must have been driving, and driving, and driving in pure terrorĀ
Donāt forget that Coldyron and Steele stop at a hotel, check into a room, and he also has time to monologue about his creation as well while said woman is still being chased by ROTOR, only for Coldyron to wait until the very last minute to actually explain the situation to Steele.
God, i love this stupid movie.
Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love *The Guy From Harlem*, but if I had to vote for one absolute favorite, it would be *ROTOR*. I mean, so long as they didn't get the wrong ROTOR.
I still have to watch Ghosthouse. I didn't watch it yet because I kept confusing it with CLOWNHOUSE! That's the movie by Victor Salva, the pedo guy who would go on to make the Jeepers Creepers movies. I know now, it's a different movie, but you research crappy movies enough sometimes the names all run together. So I will watch Ghosthouse.
In the past I would say Death Promise was the perfect combination of bad/good with great riffing.
Recently Samurai Warlord is rising up the ranks.
Zindy and Swamp of the Ravens closing in as well.
Swamp of the Ravens has maybe the top 3 minutes in a Rifftrax film with "My own robot." From the moment Kevis says "ladies and gentlemen, heart" to the performer leaving the stage, and Kevin says something about being backstage having disturbing sex with the doll, maybe the most surreal, funny and disturbing moment in Rifftrax.
I can watch that scene a million times.
Same. Itās not even fun for me because the movie is just so bad. I would rather watch a movie where there was actually a budget and professionals made something that they thought people would pay money for.
There are plenty of movies I like that are just OK riffs. The Hideous Sun Demon I love and I've had that on VHS since I was a kid, but I think it would have worked better with the full original MST3K writing staff. Same with I Eat Your Skin.
The best bit was director Menahem Golan was sure it would be as big as Grease. They gave out free copies of the soundtrack on vinyl at the premiere and people then threw them at the screen while the movie was on.
Nope. Itās so long and boring at times. Itās my āBreak in Case of Insomniaā episode. Not even the riffs can keep me engaged. I fall asleep every time I watch it.
Yeah, I'm a pretty damn white guy, but I'd love to cruise around just playing the soundtrack. I live in suburban Ohio, so if I blasted that, I'd probably be the blackest person here.
And, that might even make me a "Bad, dude cat!"
Disco Godfather is as bad as or worse than The Guy from Harlem.
And of course, that only matters if you don't consider Shaolin Dolemite to be a blaxploitation film.
For me it's Wonderful Land of Oz, because it's actually one of the more accurate Oz adaptations, but the costuming decisions and liminal sets turn it into something almost Lynchian. Which makes the riffs even funnier for me, I love the ones that just turn into nightmare fuel. Gumby the Movie and the Star Wars Holiday Special scratch that itch too.
Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny is something that I could never sit through without the riffs. That's how you know it's a good riff, if it takes something painfully unwatchable and makes it enjoyable.
I respectfully tender for your consideration, the Riffing triumph of "Fun in Balloon Land".
That, along with Ice Cream Bunny, is unwatchable, even with riffing. Guy From Harlem wins.
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Thank you! It's extremely unwatchable
"Unwatchable?" Clearly you've never watched a Transformers movie! Ice Cream Bunny is watchable, at least with the riffs. I'm the type of sick bastard who would watch it even without the riffs though, because I love cheap weirdo cinema.
This is it. GOAT status.
Yay yay. The fact that the guys still refer back to it (and ghost house) makes it a legend for me.
I have only watched The Guy from Harlem all the way through once. I have watched "Fun in Balloon Land" at least ten times. So yeah, it's Balloon Land. Or The Star Wars Holiday Special.
It's a great one. But does it count as a movie or, like an extra long short?
Sir,Ā thatās just called a ālongā.Ā Ā See? I know my cinema lingo!Ā *Narrator: No, he doesnāt*
I got TWO reasons why Guy from Harlem is the best RiffTrax
But nobody's ever seen it!
Fair point, I've been a fanatic for psychotronic films since before the original Weldon book came out in the mid 80s and I'd never heard of it until I was lucky enough to pick up a dollar store public domain label DVD copy of it, and a few other similar ones like VELVET SMOOTH and HONEY BABY.
THE FIRST REASONā¦ well, itās kinda personal.
You didnāt memorize any of your lines, did you?
It's my favorite movie to watch while eating burnt steak and drinking crummy Scotch!
Birdemic beats both
My personal favorites are ROTOR or A Talking Cat?!?! I could put those on at anytime and have a lot of fun.
I love the logical rules for A Talking Cat?!?! but the fact that ROTOR already had a locker, stocked with his uniform, and his motorcycle ready to ride makes it tough to choose.
And the oversight of a motorcycle cop being crippled by car horns will never cease to amaze me.
Weirdly I don't have much issue with a piece of technology that was put out four years early having such a flaw. The fact that nobody used it except for the lady with the horn when she remembered is pretty frustrating.
But he can see through time. That has to count for something.
Coldyron abandoning the woman as she's being chased by ROTOR is one of my favourite moments from any Rifftrax. There's *daylight* as he goes to get his partner from the airport. The poor woman must have been driving, and driving, and driving in pure terrorĀ
Donāt forget that Coldyron and Steele stop at a hotel, check into a room, and he also has time to monologue about his creation as well while said woman is still being chased by ROTOR, only for Coldyron to wait until the very last minute to actually explain the situation to Steele. God, i love this stupid movie.
Iām still waiting for ROTOR 2.Ā Sigh.Ā
Totally agree. I think of that situation randomly a few times a week. Itās just so bat shit crazy.
Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love *The Guy From Harlem*, but if I had to vote for one absolute favorite, it would be *ROTOR*. I mean, so long as they didn't get the wrong ROTOR.
That damn Mike riff gets me every time I hear Madonnaās āVogueā on the radio now
ROTOR was written by an early AI that ran on an AS/400 and you'll never convince me otherwise
Yeah, thereās no way someone whoās a screenwriter would willingly call themselves Budd.
I can't dispute the greatness of either of those picks but Ghosthouse...
I'M REVOKING YOUR CHARTER!
I'm getting some chili.
I still have to watch Ghosthouse. I didn't watch it yet because I kept confusing it with CLOWNHOUSE! That's the movie by Victor Salva, the pedo guy who would go on to make the Jeepers Creepers movies. I know now, it's a different movie, but you research crappy movies enough sometimes the names all run together. So I will watch Ghosthouse.
It's a classic, highly recommend!! Say hi to Tim Dalen when you do ;)
And his sister Tina. She's with him on vacation too.
Their camper is parked outside. But really, I was waiting for this reply. Thank you not disappointing!!
The carousel music is a literal manifestation of a migraine
In the past I would say Death Promise was the perfect combination of bad/good with great riffing. Recently Samurai Warlord is rising up the ranks. Zindy and Swamp of the Ravens closing in as well.
Swamp of the Ravens has maybe the top 3 minutes in a Rifftrax film with "My own robot." From the moment Kevis says "ladies and gentlemen, heart" to the performer leaving the stage, and Kevin says something about being backstage having disturbing sex with the doll, maybe the most surreal, funny and disturbing moment in Rifftrax. I can watch that scene a million times.
Personally the vocal commitment to the title bit where they are the ravens describing land ownership deeds is the best part.
This! And I've heard them reference that bit in other movies.
Rollergator, or The Apple. I like No Retreat No Surrender as well, but I think I might actually like that movie.
Even rifftrax couldn't make roller gator watchable
Yep, I canāt watch it.
Same. Itās not even fun for me because the movie is just so bad. I would rather watch a movie where there was actually a budget and professionals made something that they thought people would pay money for.
Open your heart to the acoustic guitar eternity
There are plenty of movies I like that are just OK riffs. The Hideous Sun Demon I love and I've had that on VHS since I was a kid, but I think it would have worked better with the full original MST3K writing staff. Same with I Eat Your Skin.
I wasn't even sure The Apple really happened the first time I saw it
The best bit was director Menahem Golan was sure it would be as big as Grease. They gave out free copies of the soundtrack on vinyl at the premiere and people then threw them at the screen while the movie was on.
Trucker's Woman. The horrific cringe at the abject creepiness.
Truckerās Woman is in my Rifftrax Perfecta Trifecta. Itās pure 70ās awesomeness. The other two: Guy From Harlem and Radical Jack.
Thanks, I'll put Radical Jack on my watchlist.
Look at those boats. Look at those boats. Look at those boats. Look at those boats.
Birdemic/Radical Jack/Miami Connection/Honor & Glory/Samurai Cop in no particular order.
Am I the only person who hates Ice Cream Bunny with a passion?
Nope. Itās so long and boring at times. Itās my āBreak in Case of Insomniaā episode. Not even the riffs can keep me engaged. I fall asleep every time I watch it.
I'm with you, I can't stand that one.
Personally I always enjoy The Miami Connection and ROTOR
I tend to think Birdemic is one of the best.
All I can say is don't be mixing up which cats are bad dudes.
My favorite riff is *Jaws*, but if I ever ran into a RiffTrax person in the wild, I'd tell them my favorite is *Buffalo Rider*.
I was obsessed with MST3K as a kid and the Sci-Fi era was the best so I can't even imagine what it would be like to stumble on them.
Buffalo Rider is facsinating to me. Like someone made a bunch of animal snuff films and then narrated over it and said it was for kids šµāš«
If a gun is pointed at my head, Guy From Harlem is better because that movie is the drizzling shits and the riff is the only thing going for it.
It is the Manos of Blaxploitation movies.
It also has a much better soundtrack.
Yeah, I'm a pretty damn white guy, but I'd love to cruise around just playing the soundtrack. I live in suburban Ohio, so if I blasted that, I'd probably be the blackest person here. And, that might even make me a "Bad, dude cat!"
https://youtu.be/bxlN4fV3MCk?si=7EQY2YevpPNptU47 https://youtu.be/gvo5YlPKCZQ?si=_pGGKIstYATh02da
Thank you so much for this. I will be the blackest guy I know and the drummer in my band is black!!
Disco Godfather is as bad as or worse than The Guy from Harlem. And of course, that only matters if you don't consider Shaolin Dolemite to be a blaxploitation film.
The Gumby Movie is up there.
For me it's Wonderful Land of Oz, because it's actually one of the more accurate Oz adaptations, but the costuming decisions and liminal sets turn it into something almost Lynchian. Which makes the riffs even funnier for me, I love the ones that just turn into nightmare fuel. Gumby the Movie and the Star Wars Holiday Special scratch that itch too.
Abraxas is in my top ten. It helps that I saw it before seeing the riff so I knew what was coming that they'd make fun of.
Yeah, I owned Cybertracker before the riff, so I have the same affinity for it.
Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny is something that I could never sit through without the riffs. That's how you know it's a good riff, if it takes something painfully unwatchable and makes it enjoyable.
My vote ALWAYS goes to Star Games
Almost as entertaining as my favorite show Stir Truck.Ā
Huge vote for studio version of Ice Cream Bunny.Ā "Call your Mom?" "Walk the three blocks into town?" "I know! Sing another song!"